Factors Affecting Supply and Production Quiz
Test your knowledge on supply factors, production, costs, and more. Dive into microeconomics with this insightful quiz!
#1
Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting supply?
Technology
Taxes and subsidies
Consumer preferences
Exchange rates
#2
What does the law of supply state?
As price increases, supply increases
As price increases, supply decreases
As price decreases, supply increases
As price decreases, supply decreases
#3
Which of the following is a determinant of supply?
Price of related goods
Income of consumers
Number of buyers
Expectations of future prices
#4
Which of the following is an example of a factor affecting production?
Consumer preferences
Government regulations
Market demand
Exchange rates
#5
What is a fixed input in production?
Raw materials
Labor
Machinery
Factory building
#6
Which of the following is an example of a variable input in production?
Factory building
Raw materials
Labor
Machinery
#7
What is the production function?
A mathematical representation of the relationship between inputs and outputs in production
The total number of units produced in a given time period
The cost of producing one additional unit of output
The maximum output that can be produced with a given set of inputs
#8
What is the concept of elasticity of supply?
The responsiveness of quantity supplied to changes in price
The responsiveness of quantity demanded to changes in price
The proportion of income spent on a good
The measure of consumer satisfaction
#9
What is the main factor that affects the short-run production function?
Labor
Capital
Technology
Management
#10
What is the concept of economies of scale?
When the average total cost increases as production increases
When the average total cost decreases as production increases
When the average variable cost increases as production increases
When the average fixed cost decreases as production increases
#11
What is a shift in the supply curve caused by?
Changes in quantity supplied due to a change in price
Changes in quantity supplied due to a change in input costs
Changes in supply due to factors other than price
Changes in demand for the product
#12
What is the long-run average cost curve?
A curve that shows the relationship between output and total cost in the short run
A curve that shows the lowest possible average total cost of production for each level of output in the long run
A curve that shows the relationship between input and output in the long run
A curve that shows the relationship between price and quantity supplied in the long run
#13
What is the concept of marginal product?
The additional output produced by employing one more unit of a variable input
The total output produced by all units of input
The output produced by the last unit of a fixed input
The output produced by the first unit of a variable input
#14
What is the concept of diminishing returns?
When the total output increases at a decreasing rate as one input is increased
When the total output increases at an increasing rate as all inputs are increased
When the total output remains constant as one input is increased
When the total output decreases as all inputs are increased
#15
What is the concept of economies of scope?
When producing one good makes it cheaper to produce another good
When the average total cost decreases as production increases
When the average total cost increases as production increases
When the average variable cost decreases as production increases
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